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Commentary on contextual and demographic dimensions of intergenerational inequalities

In: Research Handbook on Intergenerational Inequality

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  • Tuomas Pekkarinen

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This commentary chapter discusses the seven chapters dealing with the variation of intergenerational mobility across space and time and the social mobility of different socio-demographic groups. It highlights what this kind of research can tell us about the mechanisms influencing social mobility rates and the opportunities for policy to intervene. In particular, it discusses the structural factors that can influence differences across countries, variation within countries as well as change over time. Finally, it considers some of the reasons behind, but also drawbacks of, the predominant focus on white majority populations and father-son mobility.

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  • Tuomas Pekkarinen, 2024. "Commentary on contextual and demographic dimensions of intergenerational inequalities," Chapters, in: Elina Kilpi-Jakonen & Jo Blanden & Jani Erola & Lindsey Macmillan (ed.), Research Handbook on Intergenerational Inequality, chapter 22, pages 286-290, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:elg:eechap:20807_22
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